Welcome to GAPS April wrap up. This month, the UK Government passed the callous Rwanda Safety (Asylum and Immigration) Bill- a clear abuse of the rule of law. This Bill directly undermines the UK’s commitments to Women, Peace and Security…
On 23 April, 2024 the UK Government passed the Safety of Rwanda Bill. Please see here the GAPS Secretariat statement on Safety of Rwanda bill.
On 10 March 2024, the Independent Commission for Aid Impact (ICAI) followed-up on their review, UK aid to refugees in the UK, which was published in March 2023. Please find our full statement here: Statement on ICAI follow-up: UK aid…
On Tuesday 26th March, the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Women, Peace and Security (APPG-WPS) and GAPS hosted the Oral Report to Parliament, “Assessing UK Government Progress on Women, Peace and Security in 2023”. The event, co-chaired by Baroness Fiona Hodgson…
Welcome to GAPS March wrap up. March 2024 marks one year of implementation for the National Action Plan (NAP) on Women, Peace and Security. To recognise this, GAPS has developed an assessment of UK Government progress on WPS in 2023.…
On Wednesday 20th March, the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Women, Peace and Security (APPG-WPS) hosted a report launch event with GAPS, Concordis International and Sasakawa Peace Foundation titled “How to engage men in advancing the women, peace and security agenda?”. The…
Read our report: Assessing UK Government Action on Women, Peace and Security in 2023. One year on from the launch, GAPS analyses the UK Government’s implementation of the fifth National Action Plan (NAP) on Women Peace and Security (WPS) undertaken…
Welcome to GAPS February wrap up. In February, with the continuation of the genocide, GAPS continued through its feminist mandate to call for an immediate and full ceasefire in Gaza and end to the occupation in Palestine. The UK Government…
On 4 March 2024, UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict, Ms. Pramila Patten, released her report following her visit to Israel and the occupied West Bank. Please find our full statement here: GAPS Secretariat Statement…
On Wednesday, February 7th, the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Women, Peace and Security organised an event in collaboration with the New Lines Institute for Strategy and Policy and the All-Party Parliamentary Group for the Prevention of Genocide and Crimes Against…